Modern Transportation wins SmartWay Excellence Award again!

Modern Transportation, an industry leader in dry and liquid bulk material logistics transportation has
been awarded their 3rd consecutive SmartWay Excellence Award for outstanding environmental
performance and leadership!

“We wish to thank the team at SmartWay for again recognizing our commitment to environmental
sustainability”, states Modern’s President, Patrick Cozzens. “We feel this prestigious award speaks to
our continuing commitment to being as efficient as possible and good stewards to both the
environment and our customers.”

Modern’s Manager of Equipment and Maintenance, Marcus Beadle, leads Modern’s SmartWay
nomination process. “It’s an honor to receive this award for the third time”, shares Mr. Beadle. “And
it’s a credit to everyone at Modern for their hard work and attention to sustainability.”

Since 2004, SmartWay, in partnership with the US Environmental Protection Agency, has worked to
protect public health and the environment. With specific focus on transportation entities, SmartWay
measures and benchmarks carrier innovation to recognize those carriers that share SmartWay’s
commitment to the environment. Each year, SmartWay selects the top 2% of carriers for
their Excellence Award, thereby highlighting carriers that will help companies reduce their supply
chain carbon emissions.

Headquartered in suburban Pittsburgh, Modern serves the bulk raw material and chemical logistics needs of numerous clients in a multitude of manufacturing industries. Currently, Modern provides safe and reliable service from twenty-three strategically-located terminal locations throughout the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and the South. For more information, please visit www.moderntrans.com.